The Cave Page #4

- You hurt?

I'm OK. I'm OK.

There's something in the water!

(Creature squeals)

Oh, sh*t! It's some kind of eel.

JACK:
Does anybody have eyes on

Dr Nicolai or Charlie?

Yeah, I got Charlie and Kathryn.

Nicolai's wracked up on the rocks

above the falls. He's in bad shape.

All right. Flare's coming up. Top.

I see 'em.

Yeah, looks like a couple of hundred yards.

All right. Come on. Come on.

JACK:
Alex, you all right?

- Well, that was a great idea.

- You're alive, aren't you?

TYLER:
Jack.

- Everyone all right?

- Yeah.

JACK:
Stick close together.

(Yells)

(Gasps, and yells)

JACK:
That's Dr Nicolai.

Top, light another one. I'm gonna go after him.

(Coughs) Help me!

JACK:
Nicolai!

I'm here!

(Gasps)

(Rattling)

Nicolai!

(Creature screeches)

- Nicolai!

- Everybody stay put!

Nicolai!

- We have to help him!

- No! Everybody in a circle!

- Backs to the centre.

KATHRYN:
We have to help him! Nicolai!

Dr Nicolai?

We can't just sit here.

There's got to be a shore close.

Nobody's going anywhere till Jack gets back.

- (Low growling)

- What was that? You hear that?

Oh, sh*t! What the hell was that?

(Alex gasps)

TOP:
Get back in a circle!

- I can't take this! God!

(Gasps)

(Wheezes)

Nicolai!

Nicolai!

(Creature growls)

It's over.

Let's get the hell out of the water.

He said he didn't want to go deeper, Jack!

He was your responsibility!

(Sobs) He said he didn't want to go deeper.

It's over, Kathryn.

BRIGGS:
There's a ledge here. We can walk.

(Creatures rattle)

- What the hell is that?

- Echolocation.

This thing can probably see us as easily

as a bat sees a moth in complete darkness.

JACK:
Wait here. I'm gonna scout ahead.

BRIGGS:
It's a strong current.

It's definitely worth a try.

KATHRYN:
Yeah.

That's gotta come up on the surface.

I'm not sure I like the idea of deep water

right now.

JACK:
Tyler.

You and I are going up this wall.

But this is the main water flow.

We just follow it out of the system.

When we get to the top, we'll secure ropes.

The rest of you come up on ascenders.

Jack, I'm the best climber. I'll go first.

Nobody's climbing anywhere. There's

a huge exit sign right here in front of us...

You don't have a goddamn clue what's going on.

None of you do.

It's a trap.

- The wall's the safest option.

- Jack's right. I'll go.

I said no.

Let's go.

You see that?

That's where we're going.

- I'll route the left. Let's do it.

- All right.

A little insurance for you guys.

We bored out these propane valves.

Should give you a nice flame for four or five feet.

Scare anything that tries to come close.

Enough for a couple of blasts.

- Kim, give me a hand with this.

- Yeah.

Jack's ill, Tyler. He's not fit to lead anymore.

- He's not the man we started with.

- He's my brother.

(Rattling)

Charlie!

I told you no!

KATHRYN:
Hey, be careful!

- Get the rope.

Get your ass back down here, Charlie!

I'll be all right!

BRIGGS:
The girl's quick, man. Get the rope.

TOP:
OK, I'm on belay.

Let's find a route. Let's go!

BRIGGS:
Top, you got it?

TOP:
Damn, that girl moves fast.

BRIGGS:
Be careful up there, Charlie!

TYLER:
Charlie!

JACK ON RADIO:

Charlie, you got good holds to your right.

- (Grunts)

- Keep moving right.

TYLER:
I think she's over the edge.

BRIGGS:
All right!

ALEX:
How the heck are we gonna follow that?

JACK:
She went over the bump. She's good.

TYLER:
I can't even see her.

TOP:
I got it here. Keep feeding it out.

(Hyperventilates)

(Gasps)

There we go.

BRIGGS:
How's it holding?

How's it holding, Tyler?

TYLER:
Looks good.

(Gasps)

Safe!

JACK:
Talk to me, Charlie. What's going on?

Is the line set? Ready to climb, Charlie.

Charlie?

Jack, I'm over the edge. I can feel a draught.

JACK:
I'm going up.

TOP:
Go for it.

What's going on, Charlie?

You safe, Charlie?

Charlie?

(Creature rattles)

(Growls)

(Screams)

(Roars)

(Screams)

Charlie!

(Screams)

Charlie!

Charlie, talk to me!

JACK:
Charlie!

(Moans)

(Creature rattles)

(Rattling continues)

- Get me down!

- It's up here!

- Get that rope free!

- Jack!

- I'm going up!

JACK:
Come on, guys! Come on!

(Growling)

(Groans)

Get me down! Save me!

Move!

(Hyperventilates)

(Shouts)

(Groans)

(Growls)

(Creature shrieks)

(Screams)

(Hyperventilates)

Charlie!

(Creature rattles)

They fly! They freakin' fly!

(Growls)

(Charlie moans)

(Charlie screams)

(Screams)

No!

(Roars)

(Screams)

Charlie!

There's enough secured rope

to make it to the opening.

What's happening to you?

As long as we stay together as a group,

we can hold them back.

I think I know now.

- It's a parasite.

- That's from a parasite?

It mutates the host so they can both survive

down here in this environment.

- And that's what's gonna happen to all of us?

- I don't know, Alex.

I'd say...

it entered your bloodstream

through one of your cuts.

Jack, it's affecting your nervous system.

So the other cavers? It happened to them.

- So, what? It just ate them?

- No.

They weren't eaten by the creatures.

They are the creatures. Right, Jack?

And now there's nothing human left.

(Creatures rustling)

- They're enjoying this, Kathryn.

So now you understand them, Jack?

Jack. Jack, you're gonna be fine.

- You've gotten us this far.

- Got us this far, Tyler?

Come on. He got Charlie and Dr Nicolai dead.

That's what he got.

No. No more.

The river's the way out.

Kathryn's right. I'm with her.

Who else is coming?

Alex?

If you ever wanna see the sun again,

you should follow me now.

This is bullshit! We have to stay together!

Tyler, look at him. He's not human.

We need you with us.

Tyler?

Good luck.

BRIGGS:
Fine. Let's get in the water.

Tell me we're doing the right thing.

Don't stop believing in him, Ty.

JACK:
It's getting cold.

(Rumbling)

Where to?

Down.

TOP:
You sure?

Yeah, down.

(Rattling)

- My lead. Let's go.

- Yeah.

(Rattling)

You OK?

Yeah, it's solid! Off rope!

Argh! (Grunts)

- Tyler!

- Tyler!

Top, cover!

Sh*t!

Hold on, Top!

(Groans)

(Cries out)

(Groans)

Sh*t! (Groans)

Top! Top! You all right?

(Gasps) My leg.

- Can you walk?

- I don't know.

Oh, sh*t!

TYLER:
Looks like the rebreather

punched a hole through the ice.

Yeah.

Smells like methane.

Some kind of killing ground.

It's just like Nicolai's mosaic legend.

That means there's gotta be

an opening close by.

Top! Tyler!

- You see the light?

- Yeah.

There's cold water coming up.

That's the way out of here.

- I think you're right.

- It must have been a dry passage.

(Roaring)

- (Moans)

- Jack? Jack?

Jack, what's happening? Top?

- What's going on?

- (Tearing)

Jack.

(Roaring)

(Gasps)

You two get out of here.

I'm going back for them.

You're in no condition. Top can barely walk.

- I'm the one that has to go.

- Put your gear on and get in the water.

I'm not getting in the water.

You're not going back.

Mac, whoa! Whoa!

He's right.

Now, come on, Jack.

You led us here. You were right.

But I'm doing this now. I'm going back for them.

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